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See country sections below for more details. NA: Onset of paralysis in most recent case is prior to 2017. Figures exclude non-AFP sources. In 2018, cVDPV includes all three serotypes 1, 2 and 3. For...

As of March 2020, the programme started a spotlight focus on women leaders that have contributed to the efforts of global polio eradication. The “Women Leaders in Polio Eradication” series aims to...

Vaccinators aim to fill urgent immunity gaps that have widened in the under-five population. Vaccinators in countries including Afghanistan, Angola, Burkina Faso and Pakistan took to the streets this...

Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide specific guidance to national and sub-national programme managers who will be supporting frontline workers for the safe implementation of...

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS •Associated Press: Pakistan army chief says anti-polio campaign to restart soon •Associated Press: COVID-19 just the latest epidemic in areas struck by disease •France 24: New...

In response to donor and stakeholder feedback, as well as the programme’s evolving needs and challenges, in December 2019, GPEI launched an internal governance review process to evaluate how to...

Nida, a polio community worker in Lahore, is glued to her mobile phone. But this is not a leisurely conversation with a friend. She is messaging a mother in her neighbourhood who is worried about...

A virtual meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on polio eradication in Pakistan was held on 11 and 15 of June 2020. The meeting report is now available here. The polio eradication programme...

Significant polio programme resources are being used to fight the pandemic. Expertise in polio eradication that has put Africa on the verge of being certified free of wild poliovirus has been brought...